LEMON DELIGHT FILLED CUPCAKES BY FREDA

Lemon Delight Filled Cupcakes By Freda image

Provided by FREDA GABLE @cookin4me

Categories Cakes

Number Of Ingredients 19

LEMON CUPCAKES
1/3 C - butter ( everythings better with butter)
1 C - granulated sugar
1/2 tsp - salt
2 large eggs
2 tsp - lemon flavor
3 Tbs - lemon juice
1 tsp - lemon zest ( no rhine please)
1/3 C - milk
1 1/2 C - flour ( all purpose)
1 1/2 tsp - baking powder
FILLING
1 lg - pkg lemon pudding and pie filling (jello brand) not instant.
FROSTING
1/3 C - cream cheese
1 1/2 C - powdered sugar
1 Tbs - milk or lemon juice
- lemon zest
- lemon yellow food coloring (is optional)

Steps:

Preheat Oven to 350. Line Muffin cups with Paper Liners. Measure out all Your Ingredients, and set aside. Making sure You have everything needed.
Using paddle attachment on your mixer, Cream your Butter, Sugar, and salt. ADD: eggs, Beat well. ADD: Flavor, Juice, Zest, & Milk. Beat til Mixed.
Mix together flour, & baking Powder, Add this to Creamed Mixture, "Mix ONLY til Blended". "DO NOT OVER BEAT"
Spoon batter into 12 paper lined Muffin tins, BAKE @ 350 for 15-18 min. or til toothpick comes out clean. Remove from pan to cook on wire Rack.
While Cakes are Cooling, . . . COOK your Pie-Filling and Cool. Once cupcakes and filling is Cooled, Begin to Fill. Take a pastry bag/ or Zip Lock Plastic bag with a decorating large Tip inserted. Fill with Cooled Pie Filling. TO FILL CUPCAKES: Press filling into topside of Cupcakes, squeezing about 1 TBS into each. You will cover the Small Hole with Frosting.
Frosting: Mix cream cheese, Pdr Sugar and (Lemon Juice) together or Milk, adding a bit more of either to make the right Consistency, Add Lemon Zest, Mix well. Frost Cooled Cupcakes.